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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1932.

CALL of the WEST

DIGIA DERN TO-DAY

AV R. G. MONTGOMERY

**You a house where a parson lives."

adilly, Dena laughed menn Sam Dean, He is a sort of evangelist of the plains." ~

"Your Dad is a good sport. He's a man who can't be told what to do but he will do the right thing. Now all you have to do is to marry me to-night." He did not try to draw but waited, her into his arms watching the colour play in her

*Stan Bail, en agent for cattle internet, rected himself, "two log cabins and ↑ed suddenly. Lacon Aspar Dvio in his price in the elty. Aspar Se accused by the cattle men of infring: Eng on their range with bla timber estaing. work 1000 of Dall

crooked

lie scenses at his Three Rivers, ramp, Delo of having men shot who try to check on him, Ball ways he is going to make a check hilmast. Pelo reiorts that he will personally so that En does not.

Building Blan Standing before the office Wall arve kidnappers up a girl into car. We catches the ear and waves Done Don, Aaper's daughter. When he learns who she

he wipe away after telling her he l Stanley Black,,

Dudies Winters, In Fore with Dork, Er to get Aaper Ileis hack off his wild telp Three Rivers if he will marry in Bhe alves him some encouragements

Dons zoes with Dudey. They stop at Seth Doby's place. Doby rufusce to hep Dana but says Aaper has been there and that he was Toad for a killing.

CHAPTER IV.

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"Well, anyway he marries all the folks who are married out here," Dudley persisted,

"Did you find Seth Doby's garantin checks. den?" Dona asked.

"My mouth was open to ask you to stroll thore with me right now." Dudley caught her, arm.

They walked through the sand down past the corrals and came to a grove of cottonwoods. Seth Doby had reclaimed И bit of the dry land from the foothills and had watered it. Under the trees there flowers. Kroon Was

grass and

Dudley had been reconnoitering Shrubs grew in dense clumps and and had found out all about Seth gave off fragrance that made Doby's hotel and the attached Donn's heart quicken. Mountain scattering of houses and log cabins, luarch, red willow, black birch and Ho returned to Dona who was sita host of her old friends were there ting on the worn steps looking out to grect her.

"I think I shall stay this time." Into the white moonlight. Dud had discovered one thing that clat-she said with a sigh as she sat ed him because it fitted the plan he down cross-legged on the grass. had in mind.

"I have sallied forth and return with news," he greeted Donu.

"What news?"

"It is a short 20 miles from the #pot where you alt to

Three Rivers," Dudley paused accusing- ly.

Dudley sprawled at her feet and propped his chin on his elbows. "After we corral your Dad, which according to Doby may be a job, we can spend aur honeymoon here." Dana sunk a heel into the soft earth. "I'm worried about Dad. "The rest of the way is moun- I'm afraid we won't be able to tain rond. You don't know top handle him." There was a catch roads BD you won't understand an-in her voice.

Dona's cheek and

"Looks as though there is only til to-morrow." firm little chin were outlined in the one way." Dudley sat up beside moonlight and Dulley felt a stab Dona. bieg thrill run through him as ne bent over her.

"But, Dud, it isn't fair for you to ask that! Remember our bar

she gain." Dona faced him as spoke and her eyes were like hid don pools..

"I know it looks as though I wanted to make a sure thing of it but it's the only plan that is bound to work."

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faltering, "Oh, rted here in the moonlight. Don't was small Dud, if I only know! Does anyone you think?" Dudley put the ques- tion eagerly. "The parson's place ever know?”

"You're just worried, dear. Tis a bit out of order."

"I know the placo and how dirty. [

ยช sho make it my full-time job to make

me." Unable to fight it is." Dona laughed you love

surge of emotion that thought of the impression Sam back the swept over him he caught her in Dean's cabin would make on the!

scrupulous Dudley, "All right. his arms.

Soth (Continued on Page 10.)

Then Dona remembered

"Why?" Dona's voice was low. "We will come in with a 'Just married set of smiles. Your Dad Doby's words, "Swede Delo means kes me and he'll be pleased. He to get ha man this time." With celebrate his only daughter's mar was beside her and had captured won't go out and shoot someone to an effort she arone. Instantly he ringe-not your Dad," Dudley bent toth her hands. closer. "Can't you ece, darling, that it is sure to work?"

"You must marry me, darling!" His voice was husky.

"I'll run and tell the parson," Dudley's volca shook.

Dona tilted her face upward and. Dona remained silent, thinking her cheeks shone white and free of many things. Suddenly she was from colour. Quietly she answer- marry you to-night, not sure. Her head was a whirled, "I will of racing thoughts. The plan was Dud."

A dark shadow had moved across almost sure to work but could sho

Did she love Dudley Win- the patch of moonlight and haited do it? ters? Many times she had thought behind a squaw berry bush just as she did and again she was not sure. Dudley made his plea. When Dona It was certain that she did not dis-answered the shadow shrank back like him but could they be happy and was blotted out by the black- together? She leaned against his neas of the clump of bushes. shoulder in a panic of fear as her thoughts slipped back to a lean,

"We haven't any licence." Dona's dark-haired youth with a freckled nose and a mocking half-smile. voice spoke a doubt that had leap- The picture irritated her and sheed into her mind unbidden.

Dudley waved a white paper. "I pressed closer to Dudley. Why couldn't she forget Stanley Black? got one to use when I won our Got it last night." He More than likely he had long since little bet

hesitated to see how she would forgotten her. "I was tired and I didn't want

It would be worth anything I "It isn't as if you were not go-take this. to tackle Dad till I was rested."

we be married? I love "Where will Dona refused to tell the real rea- posscas to keep Dad out of aing to do it anyway, dear. son why she had put up with Seth scrape," Dona's red lips parted you madly and I believe you love Why can't I go with you to that Dudley burst out, unable to parson?" Dona did not want to be Daby. The truth was she had ex softly in the patchy moonlight and mo."

left along just then. pected help from the old rancher, her eyes shone. "Now you can ses control himself any longer.

"I'm just not sure," Dona's voice help that he had politely refused. why I put up with the city. For Now she wished she had gone on five years I've been able to keep He had for the knew Seth would not change Dad away from trouble. his simple refusal.

"It would have been wonderful by moonlight," he urged.

Dudley figured he had made a point and hurried on. "There are hundreds of horaes by actual count and six mud huts."

Doby you mean." "Six 'dobey' huts," Dudley eor-

ly,

"What is that?" she asked eager "It sounds melodramatic but. confound it, this whole thing is A bit colourful." Dudley began.

to do his fighting over long dis- tance telephone."

Dudley captured her hand and held it tight. "There is just one way and you have to listen to me until I've planned it all."

Dona nodded but her lips clos-

"It would be romantic to be mar-

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